G/SPS/N/CHL/676  
18 May 2021 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : CHILE 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero , SAG (Agriculture and Livestock 
Service)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Frozen bovine semen  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución Exenta 2511 -2021: Modifica resolución 
exenta N° 5.618 de 2013, que establece exigencias sanitarias para la internación de 
semen congelado de bovinos  a chile y deroga resolución exenta Nº 5.786, de 2008  
(Exempt Resolution No. 2511-2021: Amending Exempt Resolution No. 5.618 of 2013 
establishing sanitary requirements for the importation into Chile of frozen bovine semen, 
and repealing Exempt Resolution No. 5.786 of 2008) Language(s) : Spanish Number of 
pages : 2 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_3483_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CHL/21_3483_01_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : With the aim of guaranteeing animal health and adopting 
measures to prevent the introduction of diseases that could affect animal health, the 
Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG) has amended Exempt Resolution No. 5.618 of 
2013, establishing health requir ements for the importation into Chile of frozen bovine 
semen, and has repealed Exempt Resolution No. 5.786 of 2008, by replacing paragraph 
3 of point IV "Admission of breeding stock to the centre", in the operative part, by the 
following paragraph:  
3. Originate from farms that were not subject to health restrictions for notifiable infectious 
and contagious diseases at the time of their departure to the semen collection centre.  
Further details can be found in the document attached to this notification.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/CHL/676  
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
 OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapters 4.6, 8.3, 8.8 and 11.  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever p ossible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available : 
Resolución Exenta N°5.618 de 2013, que establece exigencias sanitarias para la 
internación de semen congelado de bovinos a Chile y deroga resolución N°5.786, de 2018  
(available in Spanish)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 4 May 2 021 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 4 May 2 021 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 4 May 2 021 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Email : sps.chile@sag.gob.cl   
13. Text(s) availab le from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Email : sps.chile@sag.gob.cl